Class of 1996, Hall of Fame Members
University at Buffalo Football Coach As varsity football at the University at Buffalo thrives in the modern era, the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame tonight honors the man who presided over the first golden era of UB football nearly 40 years ago. Dick Offenhamer...
Class of 2016, Hall of Fame Members
FRANK J. OFFERMANN Home 5 Author archive for buffhall ( Page 83 ) Anyone with a passing interest of the history of baseball in Buffalo knows the name Offermann, as in Frank J. Offermann. The owner and president of the Buffalo Bison Baseball team from 1928-1935,...
Class of 2023, Hall of Fame Members
Otto Orf Home 5 Author archive for buffhall ( Page 83 ) Otto Orf’s first experiment with soccer was when, as a sophomore, he tried out to be the goalkeeper for the Iroquois High School team. Well, his experiment worked, and by his senior season he was the team’s...
Class of 2004, Hall of Fame Members
Bison Baseball Historian, Author A newspaper coupon for a free ticket to a Bisons game drew 9-year-old Joe Overfield into the world of baseball in 1925. Over the next three-quarters of a century, Joe spent hundreds of afternoons and evenings at ballparks ranging from...
Class of 2017, Hall of Fame Members
DANNY OZARK Home 5 Author archive for buffhall ( Page 84 ) Danny Ozark (Orzechowski) was born and raised in Cheektowaga, NY. After an outstanding athletic career in high school, he signed a professional baseball contract in 1942 with the Brooklyn Dodgers Class D...
